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Keyboard Shortcuts

Codewick supports a full set of keyboard shortcuts for navigating the app, managing projects, and working in the editor. All shortcuts use the macOS Command (⌘) key.

Action	Shortcut
Home screen	`⌘` + `Shift` + `H`
Settings	`⌘` + `,`
New project	`⌘` + `Shift` + `N`
Open project	`⌘` + `O`
Support panel	`⌘` + `Shift` + `/`

Panels and focus

Action	Shortcut
Focus chat	`⌘` + `L`
Focus editor	`⌘` + `Shift` + `E`
Toggle browser	`⌘` + `Shift` + `B`
Toggle file explorer	`⌘` + `Shift` + `F`
Toggle terminal	`⌘` + `
Open model panel	`⌘` + `Shift` + `M`
Element selection mode	`⌘` + `Shift` + `X`

Quick reference

I want to…	Press
Start a new project	`⌘` + `Shift` + `N`
Ask the AI a question	`⌘` + `L` then type
Run a terminal command	`⌘` + ` then type
Preview my app	`⌘` + `Shift` + `B`
Find a file	`⌘` + `Shift` + `F`
Change AI model	`⌘` + `Shift` + `M`
Select a UI element to edit	`⌘` + `Shift` + `X`
Go back to the home screen	`⌘` + `Shift` + `H`

Monaco editor shortcuts

Codewick uses the Monaco editor (the same editor that powers VS Code), so all standard VS Code keyboard shortcuts work inside the code editor. Here are the most commonly used ones:

Editing

Action	Shortcut
Cut line	`⌘` + `X`
Copy line	`⌘` + `C`
Paste	`⌘` + `V`
Undo	`⌘` + `Z`
Redo	`⌘` + `Shift` + `Z`
Move line up	`⌥` + `↑`
Move line down	`⌥` + `↓`
Duplicate line	`⌘` + `Shift` + `D`
Delete line	`⌘` + `Shift` + `K`
Indent line	`⌘` + `]`
Outdent line	`⌘` + `[`
Toggle comment	`⌘` + `/`
Toggle block comment	`⌘` + `Shift` + `A`

Search and replace

Action	Shortcut
Find	`⌘` + `F`
Replace	`⌘` + `⌥` + `F`
Find next	`⌘` + `G`
Find previous	`⌘` + `Shift` + `G`

Multi-cursor

Action	Shortcut
Add cursor above	`⌘` + `⌥` + `↑`
Add cursor below	`⌘` + `⌥` + `↓`
Add cursor at next match	`⌘` + `D`
Select all occurrences	`⌘` + `Shift` + `L`

Action	Shortcut
Go to line	`⌃` + `G`
Go to file	`⌘` + `P`
Go to symbol	`⌘` + `Shift` + `O`
Go to definition	`F12`
Peek definition	`⌥` + `F12`

Customizing shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts in Codewick are not currently customizable. Custom keybinding support is planned for a future release.